Peanut Stocks and Processing
ISSN: 1949-1875
Released January 27, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 8 Percent from Last Year
Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 4.37 Billion Pounds
Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on December 31, 2020 totaled
4.37 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with
4.61 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 3.71 billion pounds of
actual farmer stock.
Shelled peanuts on hand totaled 632 million pounds of farmer stock
equivalent. Roasting stock totaled 28.0 million pounds.
Shelled peanut stocks totaled 475 million pounds of which 453 million pounds
were edible grades and 22.9 million pounds were oil stocks. Edible grade
stocks by type included 62.7 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias,
352 million pounds of Runners, and 37.6 million pounds of Spanish.
Millings in December totaled 376 million pounds. Millings by type were
59.0 million pounds of Virginias and Valencias, 311 million pounds of
Runners, and 6.41 million pounds of Spanish.
Commercial processors utilized 195 million pounds of shelled edible grade
peanuts during December. Utilization by type was 112 million pounds for all
peanut butter products, 34.2 million pounds for peanut candy, and
44.2 million pounds for peanut snacks. Crushing for oil and cake and meal
totaled 47.9 million pounds during the month.
Deliveries under the Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Programs
amounted to 660 thousand pounds of peanut butter and 104 thousand pounds of
roasted peanuts during December.
Stocks of treated seed on hand December 31, 2020 totaled
17.0 thousand pounds, compared with 17.0 thousand pounds on
November 30, 2020.
Stocks estimates refer to December 31, 2020. All other data are for the month
of December.
Peanut Stocks and Specified Products at Month's End - United States: December 2020
with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut
producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis.
Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
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: : : : Farmer stock equivalent
Month : Farmer : Shelled : Roasting :--------------------------------
ending : Stock : peanuts : stock : Shelled peanuts : Total
: : 1/ :(in shell) 2/: : 3/
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August .......: 838,972 507,549 37,834 675,040 1,551,846
September ....: 792,850 481,428 24,743 640,299 1,457,892
October ......: 2,878,804 438,376 24,641 583,040 3,486,485
November .....: 3,858,788 451,872 28,316 600,990 4,488,094
December .....: 3,713,530 475,408 27,998 632,293 4,373,821
:
2021 :
January ......:
February .....:
March ........:
April ........:
May ..........:
June .........:
July .........:
:
2019 :
December .....: 3,865,204 538,660 28,836 716,418 4,610,458
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1/ Included shelled edible grades, shelled oil stock, and shelled seed (untreated).
2/ Cleaned and unshelled.
3/ Farmer stock + roasting stock + (actual shelled peanuts X 1.33).
Farmer Stock Peanuts by Type at Month's End - United States: December 2020
with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of
peanut producers and CCC in commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on
net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun.]
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: Virginias : : :
Month : and : Runners : Spanish : Total
ending : Valencias : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August ........: 100,692 733,470 4,810 838,972
September .....: 66,144 722,854 3,852 792,850
October .......: 337,852 2,490,716 50,236 2,878,804
November ......: 563,890 3,228,072 66,826 3,858,788
December ......: 532,710 3,118,812 62,008 3,713,530
:
2021 :
January .......:
February ......:
March .........:
April .........:
May ...........:
June ..........:
July ..........:
:
2019 :
December ......: 630,134 3,139,806 95,264 3,865,204
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Shelled Peanuts and Roasting Stock (in Shell) at Month's End - United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Includes stocks owned by or held for account of peanut producers and CCC in
commercial storage facilities. Farmer stock on net weight basis. Blank data cells indicate estimation period
has not yet begun.]
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: Shelled edibles 1/ : : :
:-------------------------------------------------------: Shelled : Total : Roasting
Month : Virginias : : : : oil : shelled : stock 3/
ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : stocks 2/ : :
: Valencias : : : : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August .......: 60,165 371,581 46,368 478,114 29,435 507,549 37,834
September ....: 49,391 355,478 44,729 449,598 31,830 481,428 24,743
October ......: 53,191 321,183 40,640 415,014 23,362 438,376 24,641
November .....: 57,265 335,933 37,758 430,956 20,916 451,872 28,316
December .....: 62,669 352,269 37,584 452,522 22,886 475,408 27,998
:
2021 :
January ......:
February .....:
March ........:
April ........:
May ..........:
June .........:
July .........:
:
2019 :
December .....: 87,684 383,615 42,320 513,619 25,041 538,660 28,836
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1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion
factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively.
2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts.
3/ Cleaned and unshelled.
Farmer Stock Peanuts Milled (Net Weight) by Month - United States: December 2020
with Comparisons
[Includes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has
not yet begun.]
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Month : Virginias : : :
ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total
: Valencias : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August ..................: 73,058 266,236 2,612 341,906
September ...............: 20,870 232,226 3,998 257,094
October .................: 57,572 267,914 2,416 327,902
November ................: 61,764 308,786 3,262 373,812
December ................: 59,024 310,722 6,412 376,158
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: 48,118 242,918 8,138 299,174
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 272,288 1,385,884 18,700 1,676,872
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 244,624 1,484,448 29,816 1,758,888
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Production of Shelled and Roasting Stock (in Shell) Peanuts by Month - United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
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: Shelled edibles 1/ : : :
:-----------------------------------------------------------: Shelled : Total : Roasting
Month : Virginias : : : : Oil : Shelled : Stock 3/
ending : and : Runners : Spanish : Total : Stocks 2/ : :
: Valencias : : : : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August ..................: 18,937 165,863 1,850 186,650 37,798 224,448 19,045
September ...............: 8,939 156,818 2,658 168,415 25,477 193,892 5,903
October .................: 24,739 171,662 1,507 197,908 29,640 227,548 17,070
November ................: 25,363 201,806 2,122 229,291 31,173 260,464 21,482
December ................: 28,406 202,236 4,343 234,985 29,256 264,241 14,825
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: 20,341 156,702 - 177,043 28,469 205,512 12,044
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 106,384 898,385 12,480 1,017,249 153,344 1,170,593 78,325
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 140,007 1,004,588 19,869 1,164,464 174,122 1,338,586 61,100
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- Represents zero.
1/ Includes peanuts milled for seed
2/ Includes straight run oil stock peanuts
3/ Cleaned and unshelled
Shelled Peanuts Crushed, Production, and Stocks of Peanut Oil and Cake and Meal by Month -
United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
[Relates to oil mills only. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
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Month : Shelled : Production : Stocks (end of month)
ending : Peanuts :-----------------------------------------------------------
: crushed 1/ : Crude Oil :Cake and Meal : Crude oil :Cake and Meal
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August ..................: 57,477 23,549 29,426 8,696 14,999
September ...............: 49,234 19,592 29,213 8,256 16,267
October .................: 63,397 26,505 31,318 8,133 19,914
November ................: 51,199 19,536 27,541 5,765 19,198
December ................: 47,944 23,680 22,624 8,086 13,750
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: 37,236 16,823 19,495 8,171 11,759
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 269,251 112,862 140,122 38,936 84,128
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 237,999 104,693 125,565 52,649 53,108
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1/ All crushings regardless of grade
Apparent Disappearance or Milled Peanut Products by Month - United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
[Includes in transit, exports, and domestic use. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
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: Shelled Peanuts : : :
Month :--------------------------------------------: Roasting : Crude : Cake
ending : Edible : Oil : Total : stock : Peanut : and
: grades : Stocks : : : Oil 1/ : Meal 1/
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August ..................: 196,699 40,242 236,941 17,467 23,201 25,554
September ...............: 196,931 23,082 220,013 18,994 20,032 27,945
October .................: 232,492 38,108 270,600 17,172 26,628 27,671
November ................: 213,349 33,619 246,968 17,807 21,904 28,257
December ................: 213,419 27,286 240,705 15,143 21,359 28,072
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: 168,306 25,323 193,629 14,895 19,467 20,855
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 1,052,890 162,337 1,215,227 86,583 113,124 137,499
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 1,191,647 172,579 1,364,226 74,897 106,703 118,527
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1/ Relates to oil mills only.
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products and In Shell Peanuts by Month - United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
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: Edible grades used in products1/ : :
Month :--------------------------------------------------------------------------: Total : In shell
ending : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total : all : peanuts 6/
: candy 2/ : snacks 3/ : Butter 4/ : Products : : grades 5/ :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August ..................: 39,782 40,580 134,045 9,215 223,622 281,099 11,153
September ...............: 41,655 41,297 119,796 6,019 208,767 258,001 11,609
October .................: 40,581 45,172 124,019 5,511 215,283 278,680 11,054
November ................: 39,536 42,438 111,710 5,748 199,432 250,631 12,266
December ................: 34,232 44,158 111,605 5,043 195,038 242,982 12,701
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: 26,436 38,432 107,519 7,214 179,601 216,837 10,705
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 195,786 213,645 601,175 31,536 1,042,142 1,311,393 58,783
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 149,132 199,749 573,963 44,200 967,044 1,205,043 57,636
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1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis using conversion factors of 1.08
and 1.12, respectively.
2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy.
3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars, and trail mixes.
4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes peanut butter used in candy.
5/ Includes all shelled peanuts crushed regardless of grade.
6/ Includes peanuts re-packaged, roasted in shell, salted in shell, and raw in shell.
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States:
December 2020 with Comparisons
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate
estimation period has not yet begun.]
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: Edible grades used in products1/
Month ending :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total
: candy 2/ : snacks 3/ : butter 4/ : products :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Runner :
2020 :
August ..................: 38,055 (D) 116,383 (D) 194,479
September ...............: 39,982 (D) 103,633 (D) 180,147
October .................: 38,793 (D) 111,645 (D) 192,238
November ................: 36,502 (D) 98,590 (D) 173,935
December ................: 32,110 (D) 98,081 (D) 169,078
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: 24,714 (D) 96,910 (D) 158,709
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 185,442 175,956 528,332 20,147 909,877
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 138,957 (D) 521,477 (D) 858,066
:
Spanish :
2020 :
August ..................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,111
September ...............: (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,284
October .................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,525
November ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 4,335
December ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 3,574
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: (D) (D) (D) (D) 2,489
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 7,254 (D) (D) (D) 17,829
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 6,233 (D) (D) (D) 13,319
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Shelled Peanuts (Raw Basis) Used in Primary Products by Month and Type - United States:
December 2020 with Comparisons (continued)
[Excludes peanuts milled for seed. Crushings by type not available. Blank data cells indicate
estimation period has not yet begun.]
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: Edible grades used in products1/
Month ending :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
and type : Peanut : Peanut : Peanut : Other : Total
: candy 2/ : Snacks 3/ : butter 4/ : Products :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Virginia and Valencia :
2020 :
August ..................: (D) 5,793 (D) (D) 26,032
September ...............: (D) 6,420 (D) (D) 25,337
October .................: (D) 6,330 (D) (D) 19,518
November ................: (D) 6,205 (D) (D) 21,163
December ................: (D) 6,711 (D) (D) 22,387
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: (D) 7,162 (D) (D) 18,403
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 3,090 31,459 (D) (D) 114,437
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 3,942 37,657 (D) (D) 95,659
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Shelled edible grades include blanched and shelled roasted peanuts converted to a raw basis
using conversion factors of 1.08 and 1.12, respectively.
2/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in candy.
3/ Includes salted, unsalted, dry and honey roasted, salted and unsalted roasted, snack bars, and
trail mixes.
4/ Includes peanut butter made by manufacturers for own use in cookies and sandwiches, but excludes
peanut butter used in candy.
Government Domestic Feeding and Child Nutrition Program Deliveries by
Month - United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
[Source: Food and Nutrition Service. Blank data cells indicate
estimation period has not yet begun.]
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: Deliveries by product
Month :--------------------------------------------
ending : Peanut : Roasted : Total
: butter : peanuts :
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: pounds pounds pounds
:
2020 :
August ..................: 1,113,555 - 1,113,555
September ...............: 583,680 25,920 609,600
October .................: 284,130 103,680 387,810
November ................: 1,241,235 103,680 1,344,915
December ................: 660,465 103,680 764,145
:
2021 :
January .................:
February ................:
March ...................:
April ...................:
May .....................:
June ....................:
July ....................:
:
2019 :
December ................: 2,253,120 - 2,253,120
:
2020 :
August-December .........: 3,883,065 336,960 4,220,025
:
2019 :
August-December .........: 13,656,390 181,440 13,837,830
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- Represents zero.
Stocks of Treated Seed at Month's End - United States: December 2020
with Comparisons
[Excludes stocks on farms. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has
not yet begun.]
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Month : Virginias : : :
ending : and : Runner : Spanish : Total
: Valencias : : :
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: 1,000 pounds
:
2020 :
August ........: (D) 276 (D) 296
September .....: (D) (D) (D) 20
October .......: (D) (D) (D) 20
November ......: (D) (D) (D) 17
December ......: (D) (D) (D) 17
:
2021 :
January .......:
February ......:
March .........:
April .........:
May ...........:
June ..........:
July ..........:
:
2019 :
December ......: (D) 133 (D) 203
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: The peanut stocks and processing estimates in this report
are based on a survey conducted during the first three weeks of the month.
The survey is required by law under Title 7 of the United States Code
(7 U.S.C. 951, 2010). Peanut stocks are a census of all known cleaners,
shellers, crushers, warehouses, cold storage plants, and processors of
peanuts who handle more than 30,000 pounds annually. Every effort is made to
obtain a report from all facilities.
Estimating Procedures: Since a complete report is not always received from
all facilities, estimates are made for missing facilities to assure complete
coverage. Peanut stocks survey data are reviewed at the national level for
reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates.
Revision Policy: Peanut stocks are subject to revision at any time during the
marketing year. Revisions can be made when late reports are received and
errors are detected in reporting and calculating. Once the marketing year
ends, no revisions can be made to the previous marketing year.
Reliability: The peanut stocks and processing survey is subject to non-
sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data,
and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors
cannot be measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls
in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for
consistency and reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional
information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.............................. (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section..................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik - Crop Weather.............................. (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates - Oats, Soybeans............................ (202) 690-3234
David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 720-8800
James Johanson - Barley, County Estimates, Hay........... (202) 690-8533
Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.............. (202) 720-9526
Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................. (202) 720-8068
Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.......... (202) 720-5944
John Stephens - Peanuts, Rice............................ (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............... (202) 720-7369
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